1) What was Lend-Lease? An aid programme that provided supplies to any country whose defences were judged to be vital for the USA. These would be paid.

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1) What was Lend-Lease? An aid programme that provided supplies to any country whose defences were judged to be vital for the USA. These would be paid for later on.

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2) What was the name of the conference attended by Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill in February 1945? THE YALTA CONFERENCE

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3) What 2 things were agreed at this conference? (2) Plans for occupation of Germany Set up a “United Nations”.

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4) What could the alliance not fully agree on? Poland!

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5) What did Roosevelt persuade Stalin & Churchill to agree to? Committing to carrying out emergency measures to assist liberated states in setting up democratically elected governments.

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6) Why is this important? Key text “upon which all future accusations of Soviet betrayal and bad faith were made”. (Martin Walker)

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7) Who became American President between the two conferences, and why was this significant? Harry S. Truman Took a much tougher line towards the USSR

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8) What was his first major act? Ending the Lend-Lease programme

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9) What was the name of the second major conference? The Potsdam Conference

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10) What decision prevented the ACC (Allied Control Council) from having any real power in Germany? Each commander had full control of their own zone

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11) What was a major talking point at this conference? REPARATIONS (Soviet wanted lots, and were stripping their zone already, whilst US & GB were worried about the German economy).

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12) Why was the conference delayed? Why is this significant? (3) US development of the atomic bomb -Meant they could fight Japan alone -Hoped to scare USSR with their technology

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13) What was significant about the ‘formation’ of the SED? Forced amalgamation by Stalin of SPD & KPD, which was embarrassed a month later when a referendum opposed the union. Made the West suspicious of Soviet manipulation.

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14) What was Bizonia? An economic alliance between the British & US zones of Germany.

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15) What did the Foreign Ministers disagree over at the Moscow Conference, and why? Formation of a new central German administration Because Soviets wanted to destroy ‘Bizonia’, whilst the West feared a slow in the economic recovery experienced in the West of Germany.

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16) Why didn’t they reach an agreement? Cleverly worded plan by Britain that the USSR were not able to accept (they’d have to sacrifice reparation payments & raw materials from the East)

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17) What 5 things led to the breakdown of initial Allied co-operation? (5) 1.Climate of fear in Soviet zone 2.Amalgamation of SPD & KPD to create SED 3.Disagreements over reparations 4.Bizonia 5.Breakdown at Moscow Conference